EXCORIATED ANGLES OF THE MOUTH 6 
or 
The horse is never dangerous when not alarmed; the feminine hand pats 
the neck of the steed; the feminine voice assures the timidity ; the 
whip never slashes; the reins are never converted into instruments 
of torture; the weight is light and the pace is easy. A perfect under- 
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ers 
VARIOUS MODES OF FORMING THAT WHICH ALL MEN SPEAK OF WITH ADMIRATION, AS A “q@ooD MOUTH.” 
standing is soon established between the two, and the rider, notwith- 
standing her weakness, her indifferent jockeyship, and her flapping dress, 
sits the saddle in safety, while the animal increases in value under her care. 
Man certainly does not gain by the contrast; the male treatment does 
not improve the animal. The horse’s memory, like that of most dumb 
creatures, is very tenacious; the quadruped is not made more steady by 
ill usage; the sore corners of the mouth oblige the animal to be laid up 
“for a time,” and the expense of medical treatment increases the sacri- 
fice consequent upon loss of services. 
Trouble attends the circumstance, at which the favorite groom is sure 
to grumble, even if the master does not receive 
“notice.” The food must be prepared ; a few oats 
thrown into the manger, and a little hay forked in- 
to the rack will not now suffice ; all the provender 
must be carefully prepared. At first, good thick 
gruel and hay tea must be the only support. Ina 
few days, boiled and mashed roots may be intro- 
duced; these may be followed by cut roots boiled, ®*°oRIATED ANGLES oF THE 
but not mashed, the whole being succeeded by 
scalded hay with bruised and mashed oats. When all is done however, 
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